1.   By the luck of the scheduling gods, there was no Roger Clemens with whom to contend.

2.   For reasons known only to the scheduling gods, Achtenberg was placed near the cable car turnaround to talk to anyone who passed by.

3.   It ought to bow down to the network scheduling gods for its time slot.

4.   Phil Jackson paid deference to the NBA scheduling gods Tuesday morning, but the gods seemed to ignore his gesture.

5.   The Serie A scheduling gods have spread the first week spotlight across all nine matchups.